Aggressive əˈɡresɪv Dog Adjective Bre Drunk Dangerous Advertising

• he gets aggressive when he's drunk.
• a dangerous aggressive dog
• an aggressive advertising campaign
• a good salesperson has to be aggressive in today's competitive market.

aggressive

1. angry, and behaving in a threatening way; ready to attack
• He gets aggressive when he's drunk.
• a dangerous aggressive dog
2. acting with force and determination in order to succeed
• an aggressive advertising campaign
• A good salesperson has to be aggressive in today's competitive market.

Extra Examples

• Dogs of this breed can be aggressive with other dogs.
• He warned that his dog was aggressive towards strangers.
• Her mood became openly aggressive when his name was mentioned.
• Watching violence on TV makes some children more aggressive.
• the company’s highly aggressive marketing techniques
• As a teenager George was aggressive and moody.
• He thrilled the crowd with his aggressive driving style on the track.
• I was put off by his aggressive sales pitch.
• It is important at all times to discourage aggressive behaviour in young children.
• They embarked on an aggressive marketing campaign.
• We need to be more aggressive in our strategy.

Word Origin

• early 19th cent.: from Latin aggress- ‘attacked’ (from the verb aggredi) + -ive; compare with French agressif, -ive.